High Country Conservation Center

Analysis

High Country Conservation Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Frisco, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, High Country Conservation Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $834k to $1.7m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, High Country Conservation Center sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pocono Environmental Education Center ($1.7m), Hudson Highlands Land Trust Inc ($1.7m) and American Society for Horticultural Science ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 61% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $609k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $980k. It reported 12 employees.